Ilene Bauer Poet Rhyme

I'M Too Old For the Super Bowl

I’m too old for the Super Bowl.
I care not for the game
And every single play, to me,
Looks somehow just the same.

A kick, a pass, a step or two
Then everybody’s down.
Repeat ad infinitum
‘Til somebody wins the crown.

Commercial breaks once made me laugh,
At least a scattered few.
Now more and more I watch them
And I just don’t have a clue.

And then the halftime show! To me,
A disappointing blend
Of posturing and thugginess
I couldn’t wait to end.

I’m too old for the Super Bowl
But I’ve an alibi 
At least for this one, ‘cause my grandkids,
Game-time, stopped on by.

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Maurice Rigoler February 6, 2019 at 12:20 PM For me the brutally of football puts it back in times Neanderthal! The onfield casualties are often as brutal as were gladiatorial combat, except not always as immediate and gruesome. A sport is best when it's healthy not deadly! I'm with you on this poem. / M

Gershon Wolf February 4, 2019 at 10:27 PM Ilene, I'm shocked. You mean you're older than Tom Brady?! :) gw

Rico Leffanta February 4, 2019 at 5:55 PM I am certainly with you as far as not having a clue about TV ads and "music"! You might enjoy watching rugby, but Americans always lose. Aloha! Rico

Tom Cunningham February 4, 2019 at 1:00 PM Never was a big lover of sport so you're not alone. I can take it or leave it. Tom.

Sand Blown February 4, 2019 at 11:14 AM the super bowl...so the mediated can gorge themselves every year on whatever...it's like a halloween

M. L. Kiser February 4, 2019 at 8:26 AM I never understood football; what is the thrill of body slamming one another, anyway? Why is it considered a, "game", when it should be classified as a, "fight"? Well penned.

P.S. Awtry February 3, 2019 at 8:25 PM Me too!!!